[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14688-14689]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            PETITIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       21. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Evergreen Union 
     School District, California, relative to Resolution No. 16-
     98/99 petitioning the Congress to appropriate funds for IDEA 
     to the full authorized level of funding for 40 percent of the 
     excess costs of providing special education and related 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       22. Also, a petition of Corning Union High School of Tehama 
     County, CA, relative to Resolution No. 212 petitioning 
     Congress to restore parity to students by appropriating funds 
     for IDEA to the full authorized level of funding; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       23. Also, a petition of Richfield School District, Corning, 
     California, relative to Resolution No. 48 petitioning the 
     California Legislature and the Governor to continue current 
     levels of state funding for special education and permit 
     increased federal funding for IDEA; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       24. Also, a petition of Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes School 
     District, Lake Hughes, California, relative to Resolution No. 
     7-98-99 petitioning Congress, the California Legislature and 
     the Governor to restore parity between students by continuing 
     current statutory levels of funding for special education and 
     to permit increased federal funding of IDEA; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       25. Also, a petition of LaSalle County Board, LaSalle 
     Illinois, relative to Resolution 99-227 petitioning the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States 
     of America in Congress to enact legislation requiring all 
     governmental posts to fly the flag of the United States at 
     half staff to honor all those individuals who died as the 
     result of their service at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 
     and urging all Americans to do likewise; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
June 29, 1999

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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

                   HOOVER DAM MISCELLANEOUS SALES ACT

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                             HON. BOB STUMP

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 1999

  Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my distinguished colleague from 
Nevada, Mr. Gibbons, I am pleased to introduce the Hoover Dam 
Miscellaneous Sales Act.
  Mr. Speaker, each year more than one million tourists travel to the 
Hoover Dam on the Arizona/Nevada border. Of the one million tourists 
who yearly visit this man-made treasure, a third venture from foreign 
countries. The demand for maps, publications, memorabilia, photographs 
and videos on the Hoover Dam, its history, and the Colorado River has 
significantly increased over the years. Most of these products can be 
produced by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Bureau, however, has not 
been given the authority to sell Hoover Dam products.
  Mr. Speaker, this proposed legislation provides the authority to the 
Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell products relating to the 
Hoover Dam. The bill allows the funds derived from the sale of these 
products to be used towards the repayment of the Hoover Dam Visitor 
Center. Currently, purchasers of Hoover Dam power in Arizona, 
California and Nevada are paying for the construction of the Hoover Dam 
Visitor Center. Funds will also be applied to the payment of operation 
and maintenance costs, as well as costs associated with the delivery of 
guided tours at the Hoover Dam and its power plant.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislation will not only enhance a visitor's 
experience at the Hoover Dam, but it will provide a new funding source 
for the many costs associated with the Hoover Dam and the Hoover Dam 
Visitor Center.

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